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Emeritus Professor Jim McElhaney passes away
Jim McElhaney, the Joseph C. Hostetler Professor Emeritus of Trial Practice and Advocacy, passed away Oct. 20. In his nearly 25 years at ӰƵ (1978-2002), McElhaney was known as a leading educator of trial litigation. At ӰƵ, McElhaney became one of the f...
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Law’s Richard Gordon examines U.S. tax law and money laundering
Richard Gordon, the director of the Financial Integrity Institute and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, wrote a piece for The New York Times about the concealment of Paul Manafort’s money laundering and its greater implications. In the op-ed, titled “Manafort Is t...
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Law’s Jonathan Adler discusses Roy Moore’s constitutional literacy
In a piece for The Weekly Standard, Jonathan Adler discussed the judicial history of Alabama judge and candidate for the U.S. Senate Roy Moore. Adler, who is the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, detailed Moore’s past removals from t...
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Viewing of alumna's argument before North Carolina Supreme Court
Students are invited to a showing of a video of Cheyenne Chambers' (CWR ’11; GRS ’11, history) recent argument before the North Carolina Supreme Court. In it, Chambers represented a Wilmington, North Carolina, police officer who feels the city did not follow its established process when he sought pr...
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Law’s Juscelino F. Colares publishes carbon tariffs article in American Law and Economics Review
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, recently co-authored an article on carbon tariffs. The article, titled “The Opportunity and Limitations of Neutral Carbon Tariffs,” was published by Oxford University Press' American Law an...
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Pre-law Community Hour—“The Wedding Cake Divide: At the Intersection of Gay Rights, Free Speech, and Religious Liberty"
The Office of Undergraduate Studies' next pre-law community hour will feature Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs for the School of Law. Hill will discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which concerns a Colorado baker who refuse...
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School of Law graduates post best bar-passage rate in Ohio for first-time test-takers
ӰƵ’s overhaul of how it prepares law students reaped impressive results this year, as its graduates posted a 93 percent passage rate on Ohio’s July bar examination. The figure—for first-time test-takers—bested every other law school in the state, with the margin ranging from 6 to ...
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Law’s Jonathan Adler examines the anger around national anthem protests
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, recently authored a piece, titled “Why political protests during the national anthem are so offensive to so many," for The Washington Post. Reflecting on a similarly controversial...
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History, law professor Ted Steinberg connects capitalism, natural disasters
Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law, examined the connection between capitalism, the environment and the U.S. government in a recent piece for a Zimbabwe newspaper, The Herald. In the article titled "Capitalism, the State and the drowning o...
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Law’s Erik M. Jensen writes about presidential power
Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law Erik M. Jensen wrote a piece, titled “Trump shows exactly why the U.S. shouldn't increase the power of the presidency," for The Baltimore Sun. The article discusses how Congress limits the U.S. president’s power, whether or not the founding fathers set the...